Rotary electric switch.



M. K. OWNBEY. ROTARY ELECTRIC SWITCH. APPLICATION FILED. APL 7, 191s. RENEWED rms. 5, 1914. 1, 1 07,099.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914n ende ol? 'lne srucls being or Gli ier olf each of which ie e circuiif lo eliel'lj in any suitable manner o' ing simuler i'ixccl on Llie sliellf S in 'ille upper pereion or' 'cli-e 'ce.l inel.. The cyli 3 is provirlecl Willi e nieellic shell or ce. (i 'having one enri en. ennuie-r livingD Whiclioverleps one end of the cylinder and with which 7is engager; cnrreniJ c ducting brush culle-lily creci 'lo one ilie bearing slendercls 5 cil? lzlie cylinder and ro which is conneced one terminal ol ille mein circuit c of lle lamps Arranged in ennnlerA rows and spaced .any desired (lis-- lances eperl; in lie sliell. G oil l cylinder :ire circuler ep ores 9 in there;i

. "D sind The studs i0 ere preferably rlriven into thecylinder 3 enel lieve Acl'ieir ouerencls projecting; suiialile distances beyond outer sin ece the eliell swirl projeceoig c enerebly beveled shown. The eperures S lille shell l ere or suce es lo posi'v elude so that there will lie no no cie r lie elle electric curren passing from e shell to the stucls which ere lms inenlelieer from the shell.

of me cyl r nrojecs e suitable distance loeyonol one eil lie srenclerris 5 and has lineal liereon sprocket gear llvvliicliyis connected l sprocket chain l2 'io e sprocket ler.; the drive shaft 3 which operaie,J lie i, sign clispleying; eurleine r laelre. 'lime connecling "elle cylinder or roiery member l of the switch 'wien elle shelf .5 it 'will loe seen cher the rotery member will loe clriven icy elle motor M and eher elle speed of the rotary member l may 4be governed or controlled by the size of rlie gears lll enel 13.

The levers Q ere pivo'elly mennlcecl intermerliere their enfle in the biferceecl upper enel" efe series of binding poele le vvliieli i ececl suielnle distances orari; and l 'lso e, leerse joleie l5 formeel ing materiel. eno'. which is enecl ilo suitable ciislance from che rozery m e: l. of the switch. To the binding; poets ifi conneclseoi one 'terminal of elle lorencli lemp circnibe l; rile opposite erminels of 'which c clearly sliovrn in Fig. lil/cl" che firew- Eeclo ille levers 2 is preferably in lie form ci e iler metal ber having its :for- Werclend evvisted, or turned to lering the Het sicle ci ille plete parallel with laine surfece olf liel cylincler 3, seid-twisted orrurne enclef ille levers being prei'erelelv curved enel lieving" 4llieir extremiries laevelecl es el; form en enlarged corrie-ca eurrece which is. normally helcl in engergei or conceal; Willi e ouger snrece oi: e shell G ci' lloe eylineler ley coileel, epri'- e il? v' ere eonnecl'ecl lo onlier porn/on levare 2 enel io ille binrling poete enorm. El l connecte@ Willi elle mein circuit' posi ons or. ilie liaise plate lil that their bei7M eled e engage the surface oi the ler in i, lanes of the rows of circuit "f etoile l0 so that when the cylinder ell ourer encls of 'elle studs are successive engagement vieh the extremities of lie levers thereby ring seid levers from the shell of cler to intermittently break the cirlamps, L D the studs i0 et different rlis` 'lances eA .t in the annular rows on lhe cylinder il; will be seen thai; ille breaking o" the f cuirs may lie merle to occur al; longer or shorter intervals `als (lesirccl and it will also be seen 'that by increasing the Wicllh or' ille beveled exiremiiies i6 of the levers llmt rlie circuit-e may be held open for e longer or sliercer period of time, as desired. is soon es the outer ends of the steriel@ pees elle lieveiecl extremities of the levers the spring l? will inmierfiieelyswing szliol entremilics into engagement with the shell 6 anti complete or close the circuit. The outer enfle oi lloc levers 2 are also prel eraoly iwieccl or rornerl `in lie same man ner thev contacting endel of scid levers, glrercby forming lionrllcs 18 by means of which ille levers may lie manually cliscnfrom the rotary member of the switch when desired.

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connection 'Wilzli che accompanying flraW- ings, the construction and arrangement of elle device will loe readily understood Withone requiring c more extended explenzr non.

Various changes in ilie form, proporiion resorted to Without rleparling from the principle or sacrilicing any oi the advantages o"3 lie invention as claimed.

Having time described my invention, what l clerim is: I 2i. ln e svvi/eli of lzlie cheracler described, roory member comprising e cylinder of non-conducting' meseriel, fr metallic shell in closing said cylinder, n, brush having e conlinuous e'eciricel connection with seid sliell and forming one erminel of the mein Wire of en electrical circuit, e, series of circuit breaking studs carried by seid cylinder and insular/eci from said shell, branch circuit'I Wires having one terminal thereof connected with solid mein circuit wire, and the other terminals normally in electrical Contact with the sliell on Seidl cylinder and adapted to loe in'oermirleniiy disconnected therefrom by seicl sentis. l

lin e evriigcli of 'elle character rlescribe r member com? non-cenei'i, closing;

o, cylinrler el e meiellic shell. in il` *l l lill' ne levers Q ere errengee .enen

llrom the foregoing description taken .in

end libe minor details of construction may be contact brush having a continuous engage-A ment with said flange and forming one terminal of the main wire ot an electric circuit, a series or circuit breaking studs arranged in said cylinder and rejecting through the apertures iii-said shell whereby said studs are insulated from or out of electrical connection with said shell, branch circuit wires having one terminal connected with said .main circuit and having'their other terminals normally in electrical Contact with the shell on said cylinder and adapted to be intermittently disconnected from said shell by said studs.

3. In a switch of the character described a rotary member comprising a revolubly nicunted cylinder oi" non-condiu'ting material. a shell inclosing said cylinder', a brush lia-ving a continuons electrical contact with said shell and forming one terminal ot the main wire of an electric lamp circuit, series of circuit breaking studs carried by said cylinder and insulated from said shell, a series of binding posts, a series of branch current conducting wires having one end connected with the main wire and lamps of the. circuit and their opposite ends with said binding posts, contact levers pivoted on said binding posts and forming the terminalsol said branch wires, and springs to yieldingly hold one end of said levers normally in electrical contact with said cylinder' and in line with the studs thereon whereby the engage` nient. of the studs with said levers will inlcrnnltently break the circuits of the lamps. l. ln a switch of the character described,

a rotary member forming one terminal of an electric circuit, circuit breaking Projections carried by and insulated from said member, a series of binding posts branch current conducting wires connecte with said posts and with said electric circuit, a series of Contact levers pivoted on said bindin posts and `forming the .terminals of said ranch wires, said levers comprising bars having one end turned to present ayiat surface to said rotary member, said turned end havin its extremity beveled to form. a broaden conta lt surface, springs connected with Said levers whereby the extremities thereof are held in yielding engagement with the surtace of said rotary member, and means wherebv said rotary member is revolved to bring the circuit breaking@ projections thereon into 'successive engageI ent with the ex-A tremities of said levers ,hereby intermittently disconnecting the latter from said rotary member.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntofset my hand in presence of two subscribing witmesses.

MARION OWNBEY.

Witnesses: l

FRANK D. ZELIFF, H, J. Mom. 

